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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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kindle  Speak Example sentences
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[点燃,照亮,激起] build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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[高原,高地] highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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[枚举,列举,记数] enumerate; count; read according to the rules of numeration
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[间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的] having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
lament  Speak Example sentences
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[爱国主义,爱国心] love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot
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[使发狂,使发怒] make mad; drive to madness; craze; excite violently with passion; make very angry
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[而且,此外] beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise
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[悲伤,恸哭] grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
misdeed  Speak Example sentences
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[家禽,食用家禽] domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
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[开始,开头] beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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[罪行,恶劣行为] evil deed; wicked action
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[寄宿,住房(常指出租的房间)] accommodation; a temporary place to stay
moreover  Speak Example sentences
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[而且,此外] beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise
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[间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的] having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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[使发狂,使发怒] make mad; drive to madness; craze; excite violently with passion; make very angry
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[视觉的,光学的] of or relating to or involving light or optics
mould  Speak Example sentences
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[点燃,照亮,激起] build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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[更重要,超过] go beyond; surpass; exceed
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[遵守,奉行(法律,习俗)] act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; an act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect
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[泥土] crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil
nought  Speak Example sentences
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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[间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的] having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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[意外,灾难] unfortunate accident; bad luck
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[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
obligatory  Speak Example sentences
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[爱国主义,爱国心] love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot
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[必须的] morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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[寄宿,住房(常指出租的房间)] accommodation; a temporary place to stay
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[声明,宣告] declare; announce something publicly or officially, especially something positive
oblique  Speak Example sentences
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[间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的] having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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[巨大的] impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
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[意外,灾难] unfortunate accident; bad luck
observance  Speak Example sentences
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[传统的,保守的] traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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[悲伤,恸哭] grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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[遵守,奉行(法律,习俗)] act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; an act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect
overture  Speak Example sentences
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[悲伤,恸哭] grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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[而且,此外] beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise
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[周期性] in a regular periodic manner; intermittently
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[前奏曲,序曲] an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem